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Putting the art back into cartography

Maps have always inspired travellers to get out there and see the world. But
their influence on artists has only recently been explored in Katharine
Harmon’s beautifully illustrated book The Map As Art. As Harmon says, maps
“can act as shorthand for ready metaphors: seeking location and experiencing
dislocation, bringing order to chaos, exploring ratios of scale, charting
new terrains.” The artworks Harmon has selected are as varied as the
continents that inspired them, and range from detailed drawings to
installations made from such unexpected mediums as hotdogs.